Clothes-basket.



IVI. L. HAGARTY.

CLOTHES BASKET.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 12. |915.

THE COLUMBIA PLANCGRAH Cn.. WASHINGTON. D. C.

Patented Mar. 21, 1916.

MARIE L. HAGARTY, OF LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS.

CLOTHES-BASKET.

Application filed June 12, 1915.

T 0 all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, MARIE L. I'IAGARTY, a citizen of the United States,residing at L ynn, in the county oi' Essex and State of Massachusetts,have invented new and useful Improvements in Clothes-Baskets, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in baskets, the object being toprovide an article of this character or thev like, primarily intendedfor use as a clothes basket and provided with pockets for the receptionof clothes pins, whereby both tl e clothes and pins may be easilycarried to and from the line when desired, and the pins always arrangedin convenient reach oi' the user.

The nature and advantages of the invention will be better understoodfrom the following detail description, the invention residing in thespecific construction andarrangement oi' parts described and claimed.'

In the drawing forming part of this application like numerals oireference indicate similar parts in the several views and wherein:

Figure l is a perspective view of a basket constructed in accordancewith my invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view.

Referring more particularly to the drawing A indicates generally thebasket which may be constructed from any suitable material, size orshape and comprises a bottom 5 and body portion 6, the latter dening amain compartment 7 for the reception of the clothes. Secured to theupper edge of the body portion 6 at the opposite ends thereof are thehandles 8 for lifting and carrying the basket when desired. Arranged atthe opposite ends of the bas :et are the arcuate shaped members l0secured in any suitable manner to the body portion 6 and definingauxiliary compartments or pockets 11 by Copies of this patent may beobtained for ve cents eachl by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 2i, i916.

Serial No. 33,768.

the intervening space therebetween and the body portion 6 of the basket.As shown in this specific instance the strips l2 constituting the bodyportion 6 are suitably inten woven to provide the arcuate shaped members10 whereby the latter forms an integral part of the basket. It will bemanifest that by reason of this construction the clothes and pins mayboth be simultaneously carried to and from the line when desired, andthe pins supported in convenient reach of the user. The handles 8 are sodisposed as not to interfere with the insertion of the hand within thepockets l1 for the purpose of removing a pin therefrom. IWhen the pinsare removed from the line they may be easily dropped within the pocketsand loss of the same prevented.

It is believed that from the foregoing description the nature andadvantages of the invention will be thoroughly understood withoutrequiring a more extended explanation and therefore the same has beenomitted.

`What is claimed is A basket constructed from interwoven strips oimaterial to provide a main compartment, the material forming the sidewalls of the main compartment being eX- tended beyond the end wallsthereof and interwoven to provide the substantially arcuate shapedmembers defining auxiliary compartments with said end walls, and thematerial forming said end walls being extended above the upper edge or"the basket to form handles lying in a vertical plane with said endwalls.

In testimony whereof I ailix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MARIE L. I-IAGARTY.

Witnesses:

ROBERT E. PENDLETON, MAUD L. PnNDLnToN.

Washington, D. C.

